I Lived Through Collapse. America Is Already There

Re:I Lived Through Collapse. America Is Already There by icedchai on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @06:38PM (#24633897)

Nice. So how much will you be worth tomorrow?

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Re:I Lived Through Collapse. America Is Already There by icedchai on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @07:14PM (#24634168)

Congrats! You've won the options lottery. I'm going to watch the stock and maybe pick up a few shares later in the week.

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Re:I Lived Through Collapse. America Is Already There by legerdemain on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @07:18PM (#24634191)

I mean, what's your reason for optimism? The private market price has been $1-$2 below the option strike price for a few years now. Most employees who received options as part of their comp for the last five years or so would have been underwater if they exercised them. The company even started compensating in RSUs, despite many years of opposition to them.

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Re:I Lived Through Collapse. America Is Already There by icedchai on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @08:55PM (#24634774)

Well, I said "maybe." I have to watch it. I am not entirely optimistic, but am a bit of a gambler. The last direct listing I bought (Slack aka WORK) went badly.

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